Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 119

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Poverty among African Americans results mostly from the poor marital decisions men and women make.
• B) African American female-headed families result in poverty.
• C) Intact African American families have average annual earnings equal to those of intact white families.
• D) African Americans on average earn more than whites.

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Definitions:

Expected Frequency

The predicted count of occurrences for a particular category or event in a statistical distribution, based on a theoretical probability.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points that are selected from a larger population for purposes of statistical analysis; essential to the reliability of study results.

Goodness-of-Fit Test

A statistical test used to determine how well observed data fit a specific distribution.

Contingency Table

A table often used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables to analyze the relationship between categorical variables.